This white fence borders the lane that used to lead from the Bryan Farm to the Emmitsburg Road. National Park Service Volunteers finished constructing and painting it Saturday. This view was taken facing east at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

In what has become an annual spring event, 250 volunteers from the Friends of the National Parks at Gettysburg donated their time to build fences, and paint fences on the Gettysburg Battlefield. We’ll show you some before and after pictures.

Saturday morning we visited one of the locations for fence construction, the McMillan Orchard area on Seminary Ridge. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

The Gettysburg Recreation Park is in the left background. The Round Tops are barely visible in the fog in the center background, and the McMillan House is the white object in the trees in the right background. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

The National Park Service did a very good job preparing the site by having piles of gravel, and digging holes for the fence posts. This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

The holes were deep… This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

…and therefore the piles of gravel were large. This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

There were also multiple stacks of wooden rails waiting to be opened. This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

A sure sign of intense preparation is when the outhouses (Port O Potties) are available. This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

When we came back in the late afternoon, the fog was gone, and the fences were built. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

There were fences at the bottom of Seminary Ridge… This view was taken facing east at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

… and fences leading off the slope of Seminary Ridge. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

A before shot in the morning… This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

… and an after shot in the afternoon. This view was taken facing east at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Ok, we’ll show you what it really looks like. This view was taken facing east at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

This view was taken facing east at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Let’s go down to the fence by the portable outhouses. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Before… This view was taken facing west at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

… and after. This view was taken facing east at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

There are now more fences crossing the fields between Colt Park and the McMillan House. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

So let’s go to the other (north) side of the McMillan House and see what we can see of the fences from the crest of Seminary Ridge. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

We’ll walk over to the stone wall with a “rider” fence (pig tight, cow high). This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

As we can see from this morning view, the preparations were underway. This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

And now there is a double line of fencing on either side of McMillan Lane, which leads to Long Lane in Colt Park. This view was taken facing east at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

We also drove by the Pennsylvania Monument on Cemetery Ridge to see a line of “worm” or “saw buck” fences that they were preparing to construct. This view was taken facing north at approximately 7:55 AM on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

Here’s how the completed fences looked this morning. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

These landmarks should give you a better idea of where we are. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

The Peter Frey Barn is in the center background. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

This is the same row of fences. The old Cyclorama building is the white structure in the left background. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

There is another row of fences here by the 50th New York Engineers Monument. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Before… This view was taken facing north at approximately 7:55 AM on Saturday, May 23, 2009.

… and after. The obelisk monument to the U.S. Regulars is in the background. This view was taken facing northwest at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

A view of both fences from the northeast corner of the Pennsylvania Monument. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

We’ve now moved to the Emmitsburg Road to look at the fence along the lane leading from the Bryan Farm to the Emmitsburg Road. This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Most of it was not completed, and it was unpainted. This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

The working conditions would be pretty wet. This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Before…This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

… and after. This view was taken facing northeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Before… This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

… and after. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Before… This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

… and after. This view was taken facing southeast at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Before… This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

… and after. This view was taken facing east at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

Before… This view was taken facing east at approximately 6:30 AM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.

… and after. This view was taken facing east at approximately 5:30 PM on Saturday, June 6, 2009.